Annales de chirurgie
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Annales de chirurgie · Oct 2006
Review Comparative Study[Pulmonary artery rupture with Swan-Ganz catheter during cardiac surgery: management and decision-making].
Pulmonary artery catheterization is almost uniformly used nowadays in cardiac surgery. Although rare, rupture of the pulmonary artery following catheterization is highly lethal. This review examines ways of avoiding its occurrence and means of improving outcomes in case of rupture.